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Committee deadlocks on joint study to offer old county jail to Kansas City

6683111 · October 6, 2025
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Summary

A proposed 30-day joint study to explore using the existing Jackson County Detention Center as a temporary jail for Kansas City resulted in a tie in committee and no recommendation.

The Jackson County Justice and Law Enforcement Committee did not reach a recommendation on Resolution 22038, a proposal to begin a 30-day joint study with the city of Kansas City on whether the county—s existing detention center could be used as a temporary municipal jail after the county moves into its new detention center in January 2026.

Legislator Megan Smith, sponsor of the resolution, said the measure is an invitation to the city to consider the county facility as a…

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